Notes

Contraction Joints are intended to create weakened planes in the concrete and
regulate the location where cracks, resulting from dimensional changes, will
occur.
Expansion Joints - separate or isolate slabs from other parts of the structure,
such as walls, footings, or columns; and driveways and patios from sidewalks,
garage slab. They permit independent vertical and horizontal movement
between adjoining parts of the structure and help minimize adjoining parts of the
structure and help minimize cracking when such movements are restrained.
Construction Joints are surfaces where two successive placements of concrete
meet. They are typically placed at the end of a days work but may be required
when concrete placement is stopped for longer than the initial setting time of
concrete.
Plastic Shrinkage Cracking - Plastic shrinkage cracks appear in the surface of
fresh concrete soon after it is placed and while it is still plastic.
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